Weather

MANSFIELD — Batten down the hatches, folks. A storm’s a’brewing.  The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for north central Ohio. This includes Crawford, Richland, Ashland and Knox counties.  Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening, with strong damaging winds. Locally heavy rainfall is also possible.  “The main threat […]

MANSFIELD — “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head was a memorable song from the 1969 movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The B.J. Thomas’ tune and the film were both a hit. Unfortunately, the song will be a reality this weekend in north central Ohio, just as graduations dominate the area scene. According to […]

ASHLAND — The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Ashland and Richland counties, among others in the region, until 9 p.m. Tuesday. The tornado watch follows the issuing of a hazardous weather outlook issued for the same areas, which forecasted thunderstorms this evening, along with wind gusts and heavy rain. A tornado […]

MANSFIELD — The adage that April showers bring May flowers is a month off this year. April brought snow, deep into the month. So now we’re getting the showers we were expecting last month. Here’s hoping the precipitation brings floral color later this month. According to the National Weather Service, Mother Nature is going to […]

MANSFIELD — Batten down the hatches, there’s a strong wind a blowin’ through north central Ohio this afternoon. According to Joe D. Petrycki, Director of Richland County’s Emergency Management Agency, Richland County will be under a Wind Advisory starting at noon through 8 p.m. this evening. Winter Weather briefing What to expect: – Southwest winds […]

MANSFIELD — if you’ve got a kite, it might be too windy even for that. The wind is going to be whipping at a rate that would draw a radar gun’s attention. The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a Wind Advisory for Richland County starting at 10 p.m. tonight through 2 p.m. Thursday. […]

MANSFIELD — Old Man Winter is a crotchety old miser, and he’s not done with us yet. Another blast of snow is expected to blanket north central Ohio over the next 72 hours, according to the National Weather Service. “The main concern will be the freezing of the wet roadways from the rain, which will […]

The Farmer’s Almanac maintains that if March roars in like a lion, it should go out gentle, like a lamb. In between, however, the third month on the calendar continues to behave like a spoiled child — i.e. doing whatever the hell it wants. A a few days after north central Ohio saw torrential rains, […]

MANSFIELD — OK, the weather isn’t going to look quite like the photo at the top of this story. But we’re not going to get hit with another severe snowstorm this weekend either, like some had feared earlier this week. According to the National Weather Service in Cleveland, the updated winter weather timeline for Thursday […]